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Street-by-Street: Along Kopernika Street

Wesoła Quarter, originally a small settlement
by the Romanesque Church of St Nicholas,
developed along the old route to Mogiła, 3 . Church of the
Sacred Heart
which is today Kopernika Street (ulica Mikołaja of Jesus
Kopernika). Its skyline was dominated by This is one of the
most interesting
churches, monasteries and suburban residences examples of modern
of the nobility, set in well-kept gardens. In the ecclesiastical
19th century a number of university buildings, architecture.
mostly hospitals belonging to the Medical
School, were built here. Some of these buildings
display interesting architectural forms.

2 . Society of Physicians
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A medieval stone
pillar to the dead
by the Church of
St Nicholas is unique. 1 Church of St Nicholas
It was originally located For centuries this church was
in the courtyard of a landmark of the settlement
St Valentine’s Hospital which developed along the
in Kleparz. Krakow-Mogiła route.